Abuse of dominance occurs when a dominant business (or group of businesses) engages in activity that stops or substantially reduces competition in a market. These anti-competitive activities may be:
predatory (incurring short-term losses to eliminate a competitor and gain future market power);
exclusionary (trying to prevent a business from operating in a market);
disciplinary (trying to punish a business); or
intended to adversely affect competition (e.g., by making other companies want to compete less and denying consumers the benefit of competition)
Abuse of dominance occurs when a dominant business (or group of businesses) engages in activity that stops or substantially reduces competition in a market. These anti-competitive activities may be:
predatory (incurring short-term losses to eliminate a competitor and gain future market power);
exclusionary (trying to prevent a business from operating in a market);
disciplinary (trying to punish a business); or
intended to adversely affect competition (e.g., by making other companies want to compete less and denying consumers the benefit of competition)